Tel Aviv is has great, sandy beaches, inside and even stretching kilometers outside of the city. It's a great place to learn to surf, since you don't have the rocky or coral sea bottom that you see in other places. It's in the mediterranean sea, so the waves aren't so huge, but you can still have a good time.
Here's a pretty dog, riding on one of Tel Aviv's glorious beaches:
Surfing Lessons in Tel Aviv usually takes place at Gordon Beach. There are a couple companies that reside in the arcade just off of Ben Gurion street that overlooks the beach. One is Top Sea that offers large classes, usually with ~ 10 people. Board rental there is 50 ILS for 1 hr or 100 ILS for the whole day. At the Israel surf club, they rent boards for 60 ILS for 1.5 hrs.
Baobei and I rented Topsea boards for the day last week, and Baobei mastered surfing within 2 hours:
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Here's a pretty dog, riding on one of Tel Aviv's glorious beaches:
Baobei and I rented Topsea boards for the day last week, and Baobei mastered surfing within 2 hours:
Honestly I recommend just renting a board and trying yourself. You can watch videos on YouTube on how to pop up-- it's not extremely technical. It's basically a burpee while balancing. I'd recommend renting one board for two people, and just take turns with it throughout the day. Surfing is an extremely physical exercise, and I'd be surprised if you can take much more than an hour at full speed, so it's not necessary to have a board to yourself for the whole day. Also you need someone in Tel Aviv to watch your belongings on the beach due to thieves. Last week, shortly after I laid my surfboard on the ground and had sat down on my towel, a kid picked it up and was going to walk off with it. I yelled at him and ran over to grab it, and he just said, "Slicha," or sorry in Hebrew. We watched another thief steal someone's paddle when they weren't looking. They're not violent thieves in Israel, but they will try to get away with anything if you let them; it's part of the Israeli - Chutzpanim behavior.
So I'd recommend one surfboard per 2 people or more, with at least one person out of the water keeping vigilant attention on your stuff. Then you can bring your own food and drink in a pack, and make a day out of it!
Israeli beaches are lovely!
You can find all sorts of pretty fish in the sea!
And non-kosher food options!
Never give up on your dreams.
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